Originally Posted by
dynodonn
Yeah, the old "it's free and you'd better like it" analogy, and your co-worker may have to pay extra, but at least they still got the type of parking suited for their vehicle's needs.
And vertical racks are suitable for bike parking. They don't damage the bikes.
Now those wheel bender racks... those should be destroyed.
Edit: Of course, the vertical racks are fine provided there is suitable location for locking. The kind listed in the previous post don't really look to be particularly secure.
I think cyclists can expect to have suitable and secure bike parking. I wouldn't particularly expect for indoor parking, though it is nice. I personally find vertical racks to be suitable, provided they have something to secure your back to.
This is where cities can come into play and develop standards for bike racks and minimum requirements for spaces, much like they already have in the zoning code for car spaces.